 By Lauren Selman | Bio
This may seem like a far-reaching question,
but really, who is designing our future? Is it is the politicians in
marble buildings, or the aspiring college students whose optimism
drives them to want to change the world, or is it our unborn? If
you are like most people, you may think that designers are the people
that decorate the runways of Milan, New York and Los Angeles with
glamour, innovation and beauty. Yes, these are designers. But this past
weekend, my focus was shifted to designers that I would have never
associated with holding the element of change.[ Read More]
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By Lauren Selman | Bio
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By Lauren Selman | Bio
"Don't worry
about it, you've got me in your corner." These are the words that make
a child warm inside and feel like they can accomplish anything. My
father said this to me the other day, and when he said it I felt like I
was on top of the world and that I could do anything. I was scared and
intimidated, but that fear lifted when I knew he would be there. Like
Rocky in the ring, I can look back and know that he is there coaching
me on my swing and my strategy. I know that my parents and their
partners are there to support me in the game of life. It is clear that
they are on my team. Now coming from an athletic background, I know
that there is nothing more important than your team. [ Read More]
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By Lauren Selman | Bio
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1,
GO!!! At midnight, on July 3rd, over nine hundred runners started off
on a midnight fourth of July run in Seattle. Among the runners were my
uncle and I. As I stood in the crowd waiting to start, I saw runners of
all ages. From nine-year-olds to 85-year-olds, all of us were crazy
enough to be standing in Seattle at midnight in short shorts and tank
tops. It go me thinking. Here we were, all humans of different ages,
gathering around to run. [ Read More]
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By Lauren Selman | Bio
This past weekend, I was hiking with a couple of co-workers of mine
in the beautiful Grand Canyon National Park. As we were walking, one
woman posed the question, "Is our society changing or is it our
awareness making it look worse?" I didn't understand what she meant at
first, but as we continued to talk, she was speaking to the concept of
perception. For example, people have been making 'at home 'drugs for a
quite a long time, but now that it is known that they are making them,
does it make society worse or just seem worse because we can now see
it? [ Read More]
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By Lauren Selman | Bio
I was walking through beautiful San Francisco yesterday, humming to
myself and thinking, "Wow, I'm 21 in the 21st century." And then I
thought:
- What does it mean to be aging with time?
- What does it mean to be getting older with each century that passes?
- How am I part of the "next generation" as well as being a witness to the upcoming generation?
- What is it like to be a teacher and a student?
As I pondered on where to start, I, like Alice in her mysterious Wonderland, began at the beginning. What does it mean to be 21? [ Read More]
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By Lauren Selman | Bio
I
come from a family of artists. Both my mother and father are artists.
My brother is an artist. My aunt is a performance artist. My uncle is a
circus artist. My grandmother is an artist. My grandfather is a can
artist. My great grandmother was an artist. My great-great grandmother
was an artist. My great-great grandfather was an artist...and the list
goes on. Recently, I had the absolute pleasure of traveling
back in time through the art of my grandmother. I had been invited to a
tea that she was hosting at her one-woman show in Marin County,
California at the Tampalpias. [ Read More]
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By Lauren Selman | Bio
I recently watched one of my favorite shows, "Sex in the City." This
show features four protagonists that constantly prove that 30 is the
new 20 and uncovers their relationships in the city of New York. In
this particular episode, the older women were poignantly juxtaposed
against young starlettes to emphasis they're "getting older". The plot
circulated around the question about aging that Carrie posed at the top
of the episode: "Does getting older mean getting wiser?" I feel that, in the discussion of aging, the concepts of "getting
older" are synonymous with "getting wiser." But is this really the
case? [ Read More]
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By Lauren Selman
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When do you start to get older? After reading the comments about aging,
I ask, “When does aging begin?” Aging is placed in the context of those
entering their thirties and beyond, but for me, I believe the process
of aging began the day I was born. When I was a little girl, I was asked what I wanted to be when I grew
up and I simply responded, "I don't want to grow up." But the truth was
I was growing up as I was saying those words. I was resisting aging
from the moment I could answer such a question and the fairies of
Neverland dusted me with fairy dust. But the wonderful thing about
Neverland is that everyone is there. The older pirates and the youthful
lost boys. [ Read More]
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My daughter’s self-introduction below speaks pretty much for itself and
who she is. We can all learn from our children. Perhaps our willingness
to learn is the basis for working together to create a better world,
what I call Eldering. In my relationship with Lauren, I not only learn,
but am constantly inspired and a little bit in awe of her commitment to
making a difference, her humanity and her love for people. I am proud
to present my daughter here at Serene Ambition….
"I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and found that life was service. I acted and, behold, service was joy."
These words of Rabindranath Tagore epitomize the direction of my life. Ever since I was child, I have always immersed myself in the most
diverse and delicious tastes of what life has to offer. As I grew up,
social pressure insisted I specify my direction. From medicine to
politics, the arts and space travel, my life has twisted along many
paths and I have come out on the world's great stage as a global
citizen. Some young people believe growing up means abandoning their
ideals. But I have learned that it means learning how to live our
ideals, every day, on the Earth.
My current project involves REEL GREENING!, a concept that emerged from
my senior thesis research project at Berkeley and that focuses on
bringing environmental consciousness to the events and entertainment
industry. As a simultaneous degree honors graduate (with a BS in
Conservation Resource Studies and a BA in Theater Performance Studies),
I have merged my passion for the environment and entertainment to form Reel Green Media. My
interest in the environment was sparked while I was studying the
effects of petroleum development in Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest, where
I witnessed both environmental and humanitarian injustices. Back in
California, I made a commitment to make my academic work be a
stepping-stone for the future—instead of collecting dust on a shelf—and
so I began a two-year study entitled titled "Lights, Camera,
Eco-Action!" that investigated the environmental impact of the film
industry.
I recently attended the EMA Awards in Los Angeles and during the summer I spoke at the Association of Film Commissioners International Conference on "Going Green." I was also recently published in Traction Magazine,
a magazine for and by women in the "industry". I am currently
consulting with Julia Butterfly Hill's team on the greening of the film
LUNA, directed by Deepa Metha, supervising the outstanding youth
production team at The Green Screen, writing a handbook for the widely attended Hollywood Goes Green conference
and consulting on a variety of independent projects. My philosophy is
that with creativity and innovation, we can ‘green’ the movies together. With
every waking day, I hope to continue to live a life of service and
social transformation and be the change that I want to see. If the
passion, creativity and commitment of people can be liberated for the
common good, we can change the world. As youth today, we stand in a
powerful place, at a threshold of opportunity: the choices we make can
transform the future and do something about the suffering that is
taking place in the world. But I believe we can only do this if we
combine our passion, creativity and commitment with the wisdom of the
generations before us.
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